Halloween Craft Frenzy!

Hello to all you Lovely Crafters,

The Halloween craft ideas are flooding in here at Graphic 45! The spirit of the this spooky season is swirling around like a crisp autumn wind, bringing in new fun ideas! Today we're featuring the work of our talented design team: Jenny Svensson and Tammy Roberts. Frightfully brilliant layouts, trick-or-treat bags, and even a miniature Halloween house! Oodles of fun for all!

Frame your Halloween memories for the ages in these charming layouts by Jenny Svensson using our Hallowe'en in Wonderland collection. Intricate, pretty and fun to make! What could be better?!

Also from Jenny Svensson we have this delectable trick-or-treat bag that you're sure to love. Note the translucent cut out in the middle so you can show off your handy haul to everyone on your block! Also made using our Hallowe'en in Wonderland collection.

There are so many ways to use our fabulous paper to create something spectacular. This next project is a perfect example of the versatility of papercrafting. Take an ordinary object and dress it up until it's radiating with color and originality. Take a gander at this delightful Hallowe'en Wonderland House made by Tammy Roberts. If only we could have our Halloween party in this sweet little house!

"I found this paper mache house at my local craft store and a million ideas went running through my head.... but the one that stuck out the most... Hallowe'en in Wonderland House! I am giving all of you a warning..... there will be lots more of these... I am thinking CHRISTMAS next!" -Tammy Roberts

Supplies List:

Graphic 45 Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper collection

Graphic 45 8x8 Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper pad

Banner Chipboard - Jenni Bowlin

Kraft Ticket, Calendar & Wooden Number - Maya Road

Letter Stickers - Making Memories & October Afternoon

Small Frames - K & Co

Spiders & Web - Dress It Up Buttons

Keyhole - Melissa Frances

Chipboard Frame, Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels

Diamond Glaze

Diamond Dust

Rhinestone Lace, Bat Stickers & Ribbon - Own Stash

Paint - Tim Holtz

Border Punch - Ek Success

Adhesive - Tombow & Beacon

Tammy also made this gorgeous layout with the Hallowe'en in Wonderland collection. More terrific ways to gussy up your treasured memories. This layout is called "You Are the Smile in my Heart."

"This is a layout using Graphic 45 Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper collection. I no I am behind in trends but I am really into the banner thing right now.... and I am in love with the new Core Impressions: Graphic 45 Timeless Collection Cardstock from Core' dinations! Tip: try splattering some paint onto your backgrounds! " -Tammy Roberts

Supplies List:

Graphic 45 Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper collection

Graphic 45 Staples collection - Flowers

Graphic 45 Sticker Sheet

Timeless Collection Cardstock - Core' dinations

Metal Frame - Making Memories

Letter Stickers - Making Memories, Jenni Bowlin & October Afternoon

Resin Corner Embellishment - Melissa Frances

Large Rolled Flower - Bo Bunny

Love Metal Charm - Making Memories

Paper Doilies - Maya Road & Wilton

Ticket - Crafty Secrets

Clear Stamp - Clear Art Stamps

Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels

Paint - Folk Art

Felt - Paper Trey Ink

Lace - Hero Arts

Beads & Rhinestones - Own Stash

Adhesive - Tombow & Beacon

More breath-taking ways to make your work shine! Thanks Jenny and Tammy!

We hope you're all having a fabulous day! Happy almost Halloween!

Team Graphic 45

 

Contest Winner and More Once Upon a Springtime Sneak Peeks!

Hello Fabulous Crafters!

Today's blog is a double whammy of excellence! We've got more sneak peaks of our gorgeous new collection "Once Upon a Springtime" and we have a winner for our Inspiration Celebration Contest! So many exciting announcements,  you just might faint with joy! So, let the swoon fest begin! 

First up, we want to thank all of you who entered our Inspiration Celebration Contest. It was so touching to read all of your lovely posts telling us what inspires you to keep creating. It was a splendid reminder that inspiration can be found all around us, in things both simple and complex. Inspiration is everywhere; we just have to keep our eyes and ears and minds open to it. We are proud to announce the big winner of the contest, Ms. Mary Sanchez. Here is what Mary had to say about her sources of inspiration.

"Just when I thought Graphic 45 was beyond amazing you went above and beyond giving us even more to create with! My inspiration comes from everything around me and experiences in my daily life. Creativity is in my soul, and with all of the gorgeous products Graphic 45 provides, my soul is able to thrive! Thank you Graphic 45 for giving me gorgeous outlets for my creativity and allowing my soul to shine!"

Thank you Mary for your moving words and to everyone who participated! Mary, please contact us at info@g45papers.com to claim your prize.

We know you are all super excited to see more of our gorgeous new "Once Upon a Springtime" collection. Rather than keeping you on the edge of your seat in suspense, we're giving you some more glimpses of this serendipitous new collection. Feast your eyes on these graceful and enchanting papers! They're sure to captivate your imagination.

"Once Upon A Springtime"

"Woodland Fantasy"

"Fairy Folk"

"Primrose Cottage"

More images to come very soon. We hope these will get your clever minds brimming with ideas. We can't wait to see the stunning crafts you dream up using "Once Upon a Springtime." 

Have a blissful weekend and a Happy Halloween!

Team Graphic 45

Halloween Crafts A-Plenty

Hello Crafters!

Today we're featuring the amazing work of designers Laura De La Rosa and Jade Moore. With Halloween just days away, here are some more fabulous ways to turn something ordinary into something extraordinary. We're also going to show you some dazzling Halloween layouts and cards that will knock your socks off.

First up, we've got the delectable designs of Laura De La Rosa.  This splendid Trick-or-Treat bag was made using our Hallowe'en In Wonderland collection.  Let your candy travel in style with this adorable bag!

 "Ok so the ribbon I used on my bag is beautiful but I needed fun & creepy. So I turned to my heat gun to give me the affect I needed. I let my heat gun get hot then held the ribbon in one hand and ran it over the top very fast and the ribbon cinched. Now it is FUN & CREEPY." -Laura De La Rosa

 

Supplies List 

Graphic 45 Paper Collections:

Hallowe'en in Wonderland : Wonderland Classifieds , Through the looking glass , Hallowe'en in Wonderland Borders

Provo Craft: 

Cricut Cartridge: Happy Hauntings :Frame, Bats

Adirondack:  

Paint Dabber :Pitch Black

Tattered Angels:  

Glimmer Mist :Purple Pansy 

Stickles:

Glitter Glue :Red

Martha Stewart:

Foam Adhesive

Bazzill:

Cardstock : Raven, White, Black dots

We-R-Memory Keepers:

Crop-A-Dile

Misc:

Ribbons, Eyelets, Heat Gun and Pop dots

 Here we have another fabulous creation by Laura. Behold, this clever and festive layout using our Hallowe'en in Wonderland collection. Note the terrific utilization of curling our double-sided paper to reveal the patterns on each side! It's very striking and really makes the layout stand out. Stunning work!

"This is a 12x12 LO I created using this awesome paper collection!!! I was so excited when I found these pictures. They worked perfect with this paper. I tore the paper again to reveal the cards from the 12 x12 Hallowe'en in Wonderland Collection, my awesome red glitter heart. I also made created black rosettes for each corner and placed a red glitter heart atop. I created these rosettes because they match the rabbit's collar. The frame was cut with my Cricut using Happy Hauntings cartridge, <Frame9> on fit to page." -Laura De La Rosa 

Supplies List

Graphic 45 Paper Collections:
Hallowe'en in Wonderland: Wonderland Classifieds, Through the Looking Glass,
Hallowe'en in Wonderland Borders
Provo Craft:
Cricut Cartridge: Happy Hauntings: Frame, Bats
Adirondack:
Paint Dabber:  Pitch Black
Tattered Angels:
Glimmer Mist: Purlpe Pansy
Stickles:
Glitter Glue: Red
Martha Stewart:
Foam Adhesive
Bazzill:
Cardstock:  Raven, White, Black dots
We-R-Memory Keepers:
Crop-A-Dile
Misc:
Ribbons, Eyelets, Heat Gun and Pop dots

 Here are some more awe-inspiring Halloween craft ideas. These terrific works of art come to us from the talented Jade Moore. More inspiring examples of the diverse ways you can use our Hallowe'en in Wonderland collection to create pretty much anything! Cards, bags, layouts, the list goes on and on! Here's an adorable layout that Jade made. So sweet!

"One of my Favorite parts of Halloween is kids and how adorable they are in their costumes!! I had so much fun scrapping this cutie with the Halloween in Wonderland papers!" -Jade Moore

Supply List

G45 Paper- Halloween In Wonderland:
Jabberwocky, Square Hare, You're Late!, Hallowe'en in Wonderland
7 Gypsies Metal Edge Trim
Prima Flower Stems
Making Memories Toil and Trouble Letters
Trim

Here we have an exquisite "Eat, Drink, Be Scary" card designed by Jade. With so much delicate detail and rich textures, this card will put a Cheshire Cat grin on the face of any recipient.

"The Whimsy fun Halloween In Wonderland Papers have got my creative juices flowing again!! Who can go to a Halloween Party without a card for the hostess??? Look what I came up with.. LOVE that madhatter!!" -Jade Moore

Supply List:

G45 Halloween in Wonderland Paper: 

Alice's Tea Party, Jabberwocky, Square Hare, Wonderland Classified

Prima Hydrangea Flowers

Prima 

May Road Black Bingo Chip

Tim Holtz Memory Pin

Lace

Trim

Prima Say it in Crystals

Bag, bags, bags! Here's another epic idea for a trick-or-treat bag designed by Jade. Candy never had it so good! This dainty and delightful bag is the perfect accompaniment for all your Halloween festivities. 

"Halloween is one of my FAVORITE times of year!!! you can be ANYTHING you want and you can splash glitter all over you!! Not to mention the giving of treats to kids and friends!!  ;) I had a chance to do just that! I went to a friends Halloween party and I altered a Pennsylvania Bag Company, paper bag to hold some fun treats!!!" -Jade Moore

Supply List:

Pennsylvania Bag Company, paper bag

G45 Paper: Halloween In Wonderland: 

Wonderland Classifieds, Jabberwocky, You're Late!

G45 Staples: Trim Staples

Prima Flowers

Tim Holtz Sizzix Die: Baroque

Lace

Tule

We hope these ideas inspire you as much as they inspire us here at Graphic 45. May your holiday crafts be beauteous and bountiful!

Team Graphic 45

"Once Upon a Springtime" Collection Sneak Peek!

It’s sneak-peek time! Bring some bloom into your life with our gorgeous new collection “Once Upon a Spring Time.” Here at Graphic 45 we’re gearing up to launch this luscious new line, inspired by vintage storybooks and postcards of yesteryear. With vibrant pastel colors, classic and fanciful graphics, and just a touch of pixie dust. Your imagination will run wild like a child in field of daisies! We’ve brought together all the elements that made our favorite vintage storybooks so captivating: fairies, flowers, butterflies, and the warm-hearted animals of the forest, just to name a few. When combined with the exhilarating and playful colors of spring, the result is pure paper magic! Mossy green, honeysuckle yellow, robin egg blue, and primrose pink. Everything you need to make your crafts radiate with wonder and delight. If Hans Christian Andersen were into crafting, surely this is the paper he’d be using. With names such as Woodland Fantasy, Flight of Fancy, Primrose Cottage, and Fairy Folk, our elegant new line is sure to capture your heart and inspire your creativity.

 We’re really excited and we know you will be too! Look for “Once Upon a Springtime” at your local craft store at the end of November.

And as always, happy papercrafting!

Team Graphic 45

Inspiration Celebration! Pratnerships and Prizes!

Hello out there Craft Land!

Inspiration is in the air! Here at Graphic 45 we love hearing from you and seeing the amazing ways you use our paper in your creations. And we also love partnering with different vendors to create new tools for your creativity. We're all about pooling our collective ideas and passions! With this in mind, Graphic 45 signature images are now available in stamps and sandable card stock through Hampton Art and Core'dinations! Now there are even more ways to utilize Graphic 45 designs to create the perfect craft project! Take a look at the new stamp collection from Hampton Art. Look for these stamps at your local crafting store. Splendid vintage-inspired stamps that will have you dancing the Jitter Bug!

 

With the holiday's just around the corner, here are some terrific wooden stamps also by Hampton Art. It's a Winter Wonderland of craft bliss! Just imagine the possibilities!

Here is another fantastic partnership that we're very excited about. Core'dinations has created a lovely line of embossed sandable card stock that incorporates the classic designs of Graphic 45! Behold the brilliance!

In the spirit of sharing our inspiration, we're offering a prize to one lucky crafter! Post a comment telling us where your inspiration comes from and you could win a 3-pack of the Hampton Art vintage-inspired stamps (a $30 value)! What gets your creative wheels turning? Is it nature, a particular artist, your family? Lets encourage each other to continue to find inspiration everyday! Tell us what motivates you! Prize winner will be announced Friday, October 29th.

The Prize! Ooohhhhh!

Happy, happy, happy papercrafting!

Team Graphic 45

Fabulous 3-D Trick-or-Treat Bag by Tracey!

Halloween craft time is in full swing and we couldn't be more excited! There are so many ways to get inspired this season with Graphic 45 paper. Here's another example of some spook-tacular ideas to liven up your Halloween. Take a look at this fantastic 3-D trick-or-treat bag made by Tracey. Be the envy of every kid on your block this year with this adorable little candy tote.

"This bag was fun to create!  I chose background papers and then a main “scene” for the front and back of the bag.  I used my exacto knife to separate some of the picture elements from the main scene so that I could make them pop… for example, the left side of Alice and the right side of the Queen of Hearts in the “keyhole” scene.  I wanted it to look like the ladies were really arguing with each other." - Tracey Locher 

Supply List:

Graphic 45 Patterened Paper:

Le’ Romantique collection:  “Celebration,” “Well Groomed”

Hallowe’en in Wonderland collection: “Hallowe’en in Wonderland,” Through the Looking Glass,” “The Mad Hatter,” “Alice’s Tea Party”

Open Stock Trim

Chipboard and 3D foam adhesive

 

First rate fun and frights! Thanks so much for the beautiful ideas, Tracey!

Team Graphic45

Candy and Trisha show us how to trick out a treat bag!

The weather is getting chilly, the skies are darkening and the light is disappearing earlier in the day...its almost time for Halloween and Fall fun.  Our team has been busy creating trick or treat bags and today we are sharing some more.

Let's get the paint out with Candy....

I painted the bag with acrylic paint as I wanted it to be orange, I used a stamp for the background with lots of fun Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper!
 
  

Supply List
Pennsylvania Bag Company, paper bag
Apple Barrel "Harvest Orange" acrylic paint
All Night Media Stamp, "846J"
Graphic45 "Halloween in Wonderland"
American Crafts, "Thickers"
Making Memories, Spook Alley Deco Pins

And a bag of tricks from Trisha......

 
 
Hope your Halloween is shaping up to be spooky and fun.

Team Graphic45

Gloria shows us how to make simple and elegant fall cards

I wanted to show that Graphic45 papers can be used for simple, whimsical cards as well as the more grungy vintage types of projects. I used stamped images from Papertrey Ink, colored with Copic markers, for this set of three cards. Who would think that you could use Le' Romantique, A Proper Gentleman, and On the Boardwalk papers for a set of fall themed cards? Well, you can! I try to think out of the box to extend the "life" of my papers. Plus, I only need a bit of paper to create a card, so I save my scraps and use them - with a twist!

Apple Card

 

Flower Card

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Pumpkin Card

 

 

Supply List:
Cardstock: Bazzill (textured), Stampin' Up (smooth)
Graphic45 Papers: Le' Romantique (Sweetheart of Mine, Celebration), A Proper Gentleman (Dressed to the Nines, Cultured Reserve), On the Boardwalk (Seaside Chic, By the Beautiful Sea)
Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Picnic 1 and 2), My Favorite Things (Goodness From the Garden)
Markers: Copic, Gelly Roll, Signo Uniball
Ribbon: May Arts (checked, twine), fabric store (lace and grosgrain), DMC (floss)
Buttons: Jenni Bowlin (cream vintage), SEI (small cream)
Dies: Spellbinders (circles and ovals), My Favorite Things (jumbo scallop)
Edge Punch: Fiskars
Ink: Ranger Distress (Vintage Photo, Old Paper, Tea Dye), Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Adhesive: Glue Dots, 3M (ATG, foam tape)

These are simply elegant, Gloria, thank you for sharing.

Candy

Let's check out Jennys beautiful space

OK, this is it, my creative space. It is not big, but it is mine and I love it. There is room for a big desk, and pretty much storage, and that is all I need, really.

Here are my wonderful Billy shelves from IKEA. They are not quite deep enough to hold 12X12” albums, as you can see, but they are perfect for storing just about everything else.

 Here is the opposite wall. Laptop, printer, more shelves... I store my cardstock behind the laptop in desktop organisers from IKEA. They are really cheap, and the perfect size. I like to keep most of my stash where I can see it, and be reminded to use it, so the open shelves were the only choice for me. But of course, not everything is pretty enough to be stored in plain sight, so I also have lots of baskets and boxes on my shelves to hold the things that I do not want everyone to see.

 
This old printers’ tray is most definitely one of my favourite things in my room. It is perfect for displaying pretty flowers, other embellishments, or just things that inspire me right now. So, whenever I get a new package of pretty flowers in my hands, I rip it open and fill upp the little compartments to be able to enjoy them until they end up on a layout or another project.

 
Here is another favourite thing – a big wirework cake stand. Right now it is full of distress inkpads, old spools with bakers’ twine and ribbons, and the stamps I love the most at the moment.

 
I found these boxes at a local supermarket, and they are also great for storing things I want to be able to see and pick from almost daily.

 

Meet is my friend Emrik from IKEA, who takes care of all of my patterned papers for me. I store them in boxes sorted by manufacturers, and Emrik surely can hold a lot of them.

 

I have quite a few ledge shelves on the walls, for little jars and bottles of this and that. On this little piece of shelf you can see three of my addictions – white buttons from the thrift shop, Scrappy Glue and pins.

 

I am really, really happy to be a part of the Graphic 45 design team, and do you know why? It is because I love vintage things, and I love surrounding myself with them, and that keeps me very inspired to work with the vintage patterns and themes of Graphic 45. Here are my vintage household scales, too complicated to use in the kitchen when there are so may high tech things that are easier and faster to use, but too cute to keep locked away somewhere, so I keep it on the shelf in my scraproom where it makes me happy to see it every day.

 

Here is another vintage addiction – wooden spools, which I use for displaying my laces and trims instead of keeping them hidden away in some drawer.

 
 

So, that was my room. Every single piece of furniture in it, except for the chair, is from IKEA, and a lot of the baskets and boxes I use for storage are also from there. I am lucky enough to have tree IKEA stores within two hours drive, one of which is the “mothership” of all IKEA stores – the one and only original where it all started.

It has taken me many years to find the best ways of organising all of my stash. There are still improvements to be made, and I make changes constantly. I am pretty happy with it the way it is now, though. The only problem is that some time next year we are going to move out of this house and I will have to leave this room. We are going to move into a house where the only room I can use for my scrapbook stuff is about as small as this one, but has a staircase in it and sloping ceiling on top of that. I will not have room for neither my desk nor my Billys, so I will have to be quite inventive, I suppose.  We will, however, have a big barn too where I might be able to build a bigger scrap studio some day, but I have to fight two boys with a big interest in collecting junk for it, so there are no guarantees that will ever happen.

Thank you Jenny for sharing your beautiful room with us,

Candy

 

We Have A Winner!

Thank you to everyone for participating and the kind words, I loved reading about all the cool costumes from the past through the present.  I am going to have to steal a few ideas though!  We hope that each of you have a safe and fun Halloween!

The Random Number was 38. 

The winners post:

My daughter is going to be a pirate girl! We bought the cutest little outfit for her last week & a hat to match!
Posted by: Eileen Velez | October 14, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Eileen, email me at candy@g45papers.com by October 25th with your mailing address so we can get your paper to you. 

Candy